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Dreaming : a very short introduction / J. Allan Hobson

Author
Hobson, J. Allan, 1933-
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
153 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Additional Creators
Hobson, J. Allan, 1933-

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Contents
What is dreaming? -- Why did the analysis of dream content fail to become a science? -- How is the brain activated in sleep? -- Cells and molecules of the dreaming brain -- Why dream? The functions of brain activation in sleep -- Disorders of dreaming -- Dreaming as delirium : sleep and mental illness -- The new neuropsychology of dreaming -- Dreaming, learning, and memory -- Dream consciousness -- The interpretation of dreams.
Summary
In 'Dreaming' Hobson introduces readers to sleep laboratory science, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sleep, and explores how the science of dreaming impacts our understanding of psychoanalysis and mental illness.
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ISBN
0192802151 (pbk.)
9780192802156 (pbk.)
Note
Originally published as: Dreaming : an introduction to the science of sleep, 2002.
Includes index.
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